Sonette wakes up to voices and sighs as she slowly open her eyes. She looks to her left to see Teagan sitting on a chair, working on a touch pad. Teagan saw her and smiles as she stands up, sitting the touch pad down on the chair and Sonette smiles.
"She's awake." Teagan said. Sonette looks to her right to see Sonic, Knuckles, Tails and Amy.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Sonic asks.
"I'm okay." Sonette replies.
"That's good." Sonic said. "Candace got the tracking chip out and we were moved to a main base. You're going to be fine and we are safe." Sonic explains and Sonette smiles as she closes her eyes.
"Good." Sonette whispers.
"Also." Amy said and Sonette open her eyes. Amy was holding a bag. "I got you some clothes and your shoes." Amy tells her and Sonette nods.
"Thanks." Sonette whispers.
"We hope you like it and they fit." Teagan said and Sonette smiles as she sits up.
"Easy." Sonic said and Sonette nods.
"I'm fine." Sonette whispers.
"I'm sure you would like to get dress." Knuckles said and Sonette nods.
"I have to check something out." Tails said running off. Sonette sighs as she got up with Teagan's help, then sighs as Amy walks over and sits the bag down. Sonic closes the curtains around the bed and sighs. Sonette moans as she takes her hospital clothes off. Sonic and Knuckles turns around and Sonette gets dress. She is now wearing a black tight black strapless hit with a bateau collar, a brown leather bolero jacket, jeans, a black belt with silver buckle, her black sneakers with a white cuff and a gold buckle and black gloves with sock-like cuffs.
"You will be staying at the base with Knuckles. Where ever you go, he goes." Sonic tells Sonette as he turns around and Sonette nods.
"I understand." Sonette whispers and Knuckles turns around.
"The good news is, we got the seven Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald." Sonic tells her.
"You did." Sonette said shock and Amy smiles.
"Turns out Dr Taramandal took you to the same base with them." Amy said and Sonette sighs.
"What is it?" Knuckles asks.
"Dr Taramandal said I was going to be transported back to his home world, right before you came." Sonette tells her and they look at her shock. "Meaning the portal has to be close to that base, right?" Sonette said.
"Maybe, I'll get Tails to check it out." Sonic said walking off and Sonette sighs. Knuckles smiles as he walks to Sonette who looks at him.
"Come on, we'll grab something to eat." Knuckles said and Sonette smiles.
"Come on." Amy said and they head off. They made it to the cafeteria, grab some food and sat down. Sonette sighs, she couldn't stop thinking about that video, the one of the Sonette of this reality dying. It hunts her. Sonette sighs as she starts eating. Rouge and Shadow then joins. Sonette looks at Teagan who was sitting next to her. Teagan smiles.
"How are you feeling Sonette?" Rouge asks and Sonette looks at her.
"I'm fine thank you." Sonette replies and went back to eating. She saw Teagan playing her the touch pad so she grabs it and Teagan looks at her shock. Amy giggles.
"I guess you don't like it when people use phones and other things while eating." Amy said.
"Yeah, worse at the dining room table back home." Sonette said and Teagan smiles as she starts eating.
"Does your Teagan do that a lot?" Amy asks.
"Oh yeah, only time I don't really care is breakfast." Sonette replies and sighs. "But then again, I'm never around for breakfast, I always leave early for work." Sonette admits and Knuckles sighs. "After all, I got a daughter to support." Sonette adds and Amy sighs.
"That must be hard." Amy said.
"It has its moments." Sonette said and smiles. "But I do it for Lilith, I can't let her make the same mistakes I have made. I have to make sure she has a bright future, unlike her mother." Sonette explains. Knuckles sighs and Sonette yawns. "I just have to get home." Sonette whispers. Teagan finished eating, then grabs the touch pad and heads off. Sonette sighs as she finish her meal.
"Come on." Knuckles said, finishing his meal. They got up and heads off. Sonette stayed close to Knuckles. "Are you tired?" Knuckles asks.
"Yeah." Sonette whispers.
"My room isn't far, are you okay with that?" Knuckles asks.
"I'm fine with that." Sonette replies and Knuckles nods. They came to Knuckles' room and walk in and Sonette looks around. She saw a range of photos, most were Knuckles and the other Sonette. Sonette walks over and grabs a wedding photo. They were happy. "Sonette looks amazing." Sonette said as Knuckles walks over.
"Yeah, she did." Knuckles whispers.
"Dr Taramandal showed me the video of Sonette dying." Sonette admits.
"I see." Knuckles said.
"I feel like a useless burden to you. I can't do anything." Sonette admits and Knuckles sighs. "I mean, what have I done?" Sonette asks.
"If it wasn't for you, we never would have gotten Teagan to join us. She is the whole reason we found the Chaos Emeralds, the Master Emerald and you." Knuckles explains. "You have done a lot." Knuckles adds.
"Doesn't feel like I have." Sonette admits as she sits the photo down and turns around to face Knuckles who sighs.
"We are close to ending this war, closest we have ever been in years." Knuckles tells her and Sonette looks down. "This was thanks to you and Teagan, Teagan has been working hard." Knuckles tells. Sonette sighs, why did she feel so useless? Knuckles place his hands on Sonette's shoulder and Sonette looks at him. "You're a lot like her, you know." Knuckles tells her.
"I don't think I am." Sonette said.
"Trust me, you are." Knuckles tells. Sonette then saw a silver chain around Knuckles' neck. She then saw two gold rings hanging off it, an engagement ring and a wedding ring. Knuckles notices Sonette was staring at the rings and Knuckles' grabs them. "These were Sonette's, I got them off her body before we burnt her body." Knuckles tells Sonette who looks away.
"I'm sorry Knuckles." Sonette said and Knuckles smiles.
"It's okay." Knuckles said and Sonette looks at him, then at the wedding photo.
"I do envy her, things between my Knuckles and I didn't work out." Sonette admits.
"Why?" Knuckles asks.
"I don't know, I never really did ask why." Sonette replies. "It doesn't matter, I'm too busy with work to worry about stuff like that." Sonette admits.
"You shouldn't bury yourself in your work." Knuckles tells her.
"That's what everyone keeps telling me." Sonette said and Knuckles chuckles. Sonette smiles.
"Don't worry Sonette, we will get you home." Knuckles tells her and Sonette gives Knuckles a hug. Knuckles smiles as he wraps his arms around Sonette tight and Sonette closes her eyes, burring her face into Knuckles' chest. He was right, she will be able to go home soon, but that Dr Taramandal has to be stop first. She can't leave until then. He has to pay for what he has done to her, to the other Sonette and everyone in this reality.